【题目】Being able to afford _______ drink would be _______ comfort in those tough times. (2012 .山东)

A. the; the

B. a, a

C. a; /

D. /; a

【题目】Gregory Anderson, a specialist on endangered languages, once said, "Language is in many ways a window to the mind. What these languages contain are all kinds of ways that we organize the world. Languages reflect a different historical contact with other groups. And, for people who have no written history, language can be one of the ways to get the history just by looking carefully at the different parts in the language."

However, over half of the world's seven thousand languages are in danger of disappearing, and every two weeks one language disappears. One of the most endangered languages is called Siletz Dee-ni, a language from the northwestern part of the United States.

It was spoken on the Siletz reservation (居留地), where the tribe lives on a protected area within the state of Oregon. The reservation was created in the 19th century to hold people from 27 different native groups. The groups spoke different languages, so they developed Chinook Jargon. With its increased use as well as the use of English, the number of people speaking their native languages became smaller. Today, only one person on the reservation speaks Siletz Dee-ni.

Bringing back endangered languages is not easy, but it is very important. One example of this is taking place in the American state of Hawaii. Hawaii became a part of the United States in 1898. English became the official language of Hawaii. Slowly, fewer and fewer young natives learned to speak Hawaiian fluently. The language began to disappear.

In 1986, fewer than fifty children in Hawaii could speak their native language. That same year, the language ban (禁令) was removed because of strong disagreements from native groups. The Hawaiian language began to be taught again in schools. Today, about 2,000 children speak Hawaiian. Also, families now speak Hawaiian with their children at home. Anyway, it is up to the children to keep the language alive.

【1】 The author wrote the first paragraph to ________.

A. tell us that many languages are disappearing

B. tell us the importance of language

C. encourage us to be interested in studying language

D. tell us the characteristics of language

【2】 The underlined part "Chinook Jargon" in the third paragraph must be ________.

A. a hand sign B. a language

C. a language school D. a language textbook

【3】 After Hawaii became an American state, ________.

A. its culture was completely mixed with the American culture

B. all Hawaiian people got interested in learning English

C. Hawaiian was forbidden to be taught in the local schools

D. Hawaiian people created another language of their own

【4】 From the last paragraph we can infer that _________.

A. Hawaiian will become the official language in Hawaii soon

B. protecting the Hawaiian language is the biggest concern of the local people

C. parents play the most important role in protecting the Hawaiian language

D. more Hawaiian people have realized the value of their own language

【题目】依次填入下面一段文字横线处的语句，衔接最恰当的一组是（ ）

但我以为这恰是到了好处——酣眠固不可少，小睡也别有风味的。 ， ， ， 。 ， ，如梵婀玲上奏着的名曲。

①落下参差的斑驳的黑影

②却又像是画在荷叶上

③月光是隔了树照过来的

④但光与影有着和谐的旋律

⑤塘中的月色并不均匀

⑥高处丛生的灌木

A．①②③④⑤⑥

B．②③④①⑥⑤

C．④⑤②⑥①③

D．③⑥①②⑤④

【题目】We live in an age _______ more information is available with greater ease than ever before. (2012．浙江)

A. why

B. when

C. to whom

D. on which

【题目】 If you are having trouble falling asleep, you are in good company. About 65% of Americans said they have sleeping problems a few nights each week, according to a recent study by the National Sleep Foundation. Sleeping too little can lead to a higher risk of becoming fat and getting depressed(沮丧的). But before you go to a doctor for advice, it is worth examining your sleeping habits one more time. Some of your favorite evening habits may have something to do with the sleeping problems.

1. Setting a Bright Alarm Clock.

The light of your bright alarm clock can prevent you from falling asleep. You can make your room as dark as possible. Cover the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cellphone alarm may also do the trick.

2. Counting Sheep

When you just can't fall asleep, it's useless to stay in bed to count sheep. If you've been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests you get up to do some reading or watch TV for a while. Such activities will make you sleepy. Before you know it, you'll be going back to bed really tired.

3. Exercising Late at Night

Daytime workouts(锻炼) will keep you full of energy for hours. That's why you don't want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Fierce(剧烈的)physical activity raise your body temperature and pumps your energy level-both are bad for a good night's sleep.

【1】 What can we learnspan> from the first sentence of the passage?

A. It's not good to fail to fall asleep at night.

B. People in a good company often have sleeping problems.

C. There are many people who have sleeping problems.

D. You should find someone to talk to if you can't fall asleep.

【2】 The underlined part "hitting the sack" in the last paragraph means "______".

A. going back home

B. going to bed

C. going to the gym

D. falling asleep

【3】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. The bad results of getting too little sleep.

B. Why the bright alarm clock keeps you awake.

C. What to do if you can't fall asleep after 30 minutes.

D. Why watching TV and reading books make people sleepy.

【4】 By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us _______.

A. why so many people can't sleep well at night

B. how to enjoy a good night's sleep

C. that sleeping problems are troubling more and more people

D. that people may solve their sleeping problems by changing some habits

【题目】Michelle kwan was born on July 7,1980,in Torrance,California.The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants(移民),Kwan watched her older brother play ice hockey as a kid.She began skating when she was five,and entered and won her first figure skating competition at seven.She won the world title in the 1994 World Championships at the age of 13,and earned a spot as an alternate(候补者）for the 1994 Olympic Games.Kwan went on to capture the world title in 1996,1998,2000,2001 and2003.

At the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998,Kwan was believed to win gold,but ended up with a disappointing silver medal when fellow US skater Tara Lipinski surprisingly took first place.Shortly before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002,Kwan,who was then the reigning world champ,surprisingly fired both her choreographer(编舞者）,Lori Nichol,and longtime coach,Frank Carroll.Once again, she failed to get the gold medal when she finished third behind Irina Slutskaya of Russia and US skater Sarah Hughes, who took first.

As a student at the University of California in Los Angeles,Kwan has continued to compete since her defeat(战败）in Salt Lake City.In Febuary 2006, she was unable to take part in the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy because of a serious injury.Though Michelle Kwan did not compete during the 2006--2007 figure skating season; she has turned down an offer to work for NBC Sports and says she is not retiring.

【1】 The underline word”capture”in the first paragraph means ___.

A.enter

B.win

C.learn

D.find

【2】 What happened to Michelle Kwan in 2002?

A.Her coach didn’t want to train her any onger

B.She went to study at the University of California

C.She failed to take part in the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy

D.She failed to win the gold medal in the Olympics again

【3】 Which of the following may NOT be a world champ?

A.Lori Nichol

B.Michelle Kwan

C.Tara Lipinski

D.Sarah Hughes

【题目】Last year,I lived in Chile(智利) for half a year last year. I lived with a Chilean family and had to do the same things as any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn't understand.

Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there,I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets,and there was no downtown(商业区),few good streets,and little to do for fun. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms happened quite often.

I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile,I was not able to communicate and I needed a person to whom I could explain my shock.But I couldn't speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many. Most exchange students experience this like me.And I had to deal with all the difficulties on my own.

However, as time passé, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and started to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not buying expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy in school.

What I lost was nothing compared to what I acquired. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.

【1】 What is this passage mainly about?

A. People’s life in Chile

B. The hard life of an exchange student

C. The writer’s life in Chile as an exchange student

D. What the writer learned in Chile as an exchange student

【2】 When the writer arrived at Chuquicamata, he/she most probably felt ___.

A. happy

B. excited

C. sad

D. angry

【3】 What does the underlined word”acquired”in the last paragraph mean?

A. Enjoyed

B. Learned

C. Did

D. Picked

【4】 According to the passage, which of the following facts about Chile is TRUE?

A. All people there speak English

B. It has a lot of rain all year round.

C. It has a lot of earthquakes and windstorms

D. Its people like shopping very much

【题目】The school shop, _______ customers are mainly students, is closed for the holidays. (2011 .四川)

A. which

B. whose

C. when

D. where

【题目】Among growing concerns about rising food prices and global warming, many Americans are taking a closer look at what they do and don’t eat.

Research in the US estimates that at least 14 percent of purchased food ends up in the garbage.Some way view this as a call to return to the”clean your plate” atiitude, which was popularized in the mid-twentieth century, but this would be unwise.With a rising overweight population and a growing national health crisis, it’s time for a new approach.Instead,we should view these figures as motivation to reduce waste,cut grocery costs and maintain our health by shopping and eating smarter.

Food waste reportedly makes up about 12 percent of waste material.Aside from the costly operation budgets of the equipment,the environment is paying the real price.As organic material(like vegetables,fruits and grains)decompose in the garbage,they release the greenhouse gas methane(甲烷)into the environment.

In fact,garbage is the largest source of methane emissions(散发)in the US.While composting plant food, which does not produce methane,is one solution,strategies for wasting less food shoule also be explored.

According to a survey in the UK,one major source of food waste is “over shopping”.Buying more food than we need is easy to do when we shop without a list or when “buy one,get one free”offers tempt us to put food that will often go to waste into our shopping baskets.

The solution: shop smarter.Check your refrigerator to see what needs to be used or frozen before it becomes bad.Check your calendar to see if there are meals that you know you will be eating away from home.

Before you go to the store,decide how many days worth of food you need.Then ,take a few minutes to prepare a shopping list.Don’t make things different—no need to decide what will be served each day—just plan enough breakfast,lunch and dinner meals to last until your next grocery run.

【1】 How does food waste influence the environment?

A.It makes up about 12 percent of waste materials

B.It costs a great deal to operate the equipment

C.It contains organic materials

D.It release the greenhouse gas

【2】 How many solutions are mentioned to solve the food garbage problem?

A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.Four

【3】 What can we know according to Paragraph 5?

A.We usually buy some unnecessary food.

B.We tend to buy a lot of food that we can’t afford.

C.We usually buy one thing and are given one more for free.

D.We get the free food and soon throw it into the garbage

【4】 The purpose of writing this passage is to ___.

A.tell us what healthy foods should be bought

B.remind us to eat smarter to provide energy for our body

C.advise us to check our refrigerator before eating out

D.expect us to make efforts to avoid food waste

【题目】Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting _______ at the culture show of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. (2010 .天津)

A. are exhibiting

B. is exhibiting

C. are being exhibited

D. is being exhibited